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Borrowings and Lines of Credit Borrowings and lines of Credit (Current Year Actions) (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Average Years of Maturity of Long Term Debt |  |  | twelve years |
Average interest expense rate | 3.60% | 4.00% | 3.60% | 4.10%

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